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ON TEACHING CULTURE

ON TEACHING CULTURE. CULTURE IS LIKE AN ICEBERG… Most of the what truly matters is hidden underneath…. Language Food Clothing. Communications style Beliefs Attitudes

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ON TEACHING CULTURE

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  1. ON TEACHING CULTURE • CULTURE IS LIKE AN ICEBERG… Most of the what truly matters is hidden underneath… Language Food Clothing Communications style Beliefs Attitudes Values Perceptions

  2. DEFINITION • “Observable and non-observable behaviors, underlying rules, attitudes and values suggested by these rules and any interpretations and symbol systems (language) used by individuals in understanding their society or another society.”

  3. Language is a major component of culture People’s conception of the world largely expressed through culture(including nonverbal forms—cuisine, art, religion, dance, music) English (a subset of culture, a vehicle for expressing culture) demands that culture (Big C) must be taught/highlighted in ELL classrooms RELATIONSHIP OF LANGUAGE TO CULTURE

  4. PHASES OF CULTURAL AWARENESS(Hanvey 1987)

  5. PRINCIPLES IN TEACHING CULTURE • Must be integral to language learning • Must advance students to at least Level 2 (will vary for individuals) • Must have proportional concern for Big C and Little C • Must be used as content, not just “diversion” • Must expose learners to nuances of language

  6. Cultural Instruction Activities()maggio, Krmasch, Jorstad, Lange)

  7. Checklist for Culturally Appropriate Techniques(Brown) • Does technique recognize values that are part of students’ native cultures? • Does it refrain from any demeaning stereotypes of students’ native cultures? • Does it refrain from devaluing students’ native languages? • Does it recognize varying degrees of participation?

  8. Checklist (cont’d) • Does it use empathy & tact when taking students beyond the comfort zone? • Is it sensitive to gender differences in students’ native cultures? • Does it connect specific language features to cultural ways of thinking, feeling, acting? • Does it draw on background experiences of students in first and target cultures?

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